Chapter 493 After the Jiazi Year
The appearance of two new Nascent Soul cultivators has brought about a great change in the situation of Chi Yuan.
The most typical example is...
The Reverse Spirit Blood Sect and the Yellow Springs Temple announced the formation of the Demonic Alliance, whose members include the Joyful Union Demonic Sect, the Underworld Mountain Sect, and even the Northern Demon Clan. The alliance headquarters is temporarily located in Yeqiong Prefecture.
Ironically, the Heavenly Demon Sect was not among the members of this alliance.
Meanwhile, the war between the righteous and the demonic forces came to a standstill. The Reverse Spirit Blood Sect and the Yellow Spring Temple, who were forced to act as the vanguard, refused to accept this and publicly stated that the Refining Heaven Demon Sect must provide sufficient compensation for the deaths.
Only in this way could this matter continue, which can be described as raising prices on the spot.
Now that they have the confidence, they can naturally do things that they couldn't do before.
Resisting the absolute hegemony of the Refining Heaven Demon Sect was the common demand of the other four demonic sects, and this was also partly the reason that persuaded the Joyful Union Demon Sect and the Underworld Mountain Sect to join them.
On the other hand, they also coveted the Nascent Soul realm. Things are different now; in the past, they were closely watched by the Refining Heaven Demon Sect.
The difficulty of breaking through was too great. Now, with the support of two newly promoted Nascent Soul cultivators, they can try without any obstacles, which is much simpler than before.
With a more relaxed external environment, it will be easier to even visit some ruins and secret realms that may offer opportunities for Nascent Soul cultivation. Once this loophole is opened...
Unless the Refining Heaven Demon Sect swiftly and decisively kills Venerable Huangquan and the Blood Demon Palace Master, this breach will inevitably continue to widen.
The number of demonic cultivators who have reached the Divine Transformation stage, besides those from the Demonic Sect, will continue to increase.
This is a manifestation of a sudden burst of spiritual energy, which is the result of excessive suppression in the past.
As the news spread, following the massacre of the Biyun Sect...
The Taihu and Chiyuan regions were once again in turmoil. This time, an even greater sense of panic swept through the Taihu cultivation world. The sudden emergence of two Nascent Soul cultivators in the demonic path had a devastating impact on the balance of power.
We can only hope that the Sword Sect can come up with a sufficient response.
And the sect gate of the Heavenly Demon Sect.
At this time, a discussion also broke out among the Nascent Soul Demon Lords. They had a total of four Venerables, ranked from strongest to weakest.
The Refining Heaven Demon Lord, the leader of the demonic path, is at the peak of the Nascent Soul realm. He wields the quasi-sixth-order Refining Heaven Demon Flame, possessing unparalleled combat power and virtually no rivals.
Wuji Demon Lord, sixth level of the Nascent Soul stage, a master of alchemy, possesses fifth-order Blood Pill Technique and Human Pill Technique, and is proficient in the method of refining demonic elixirs.
The Earthly Fiend Demon Lord, at the fifth level of the Divine Transformation Realm, has cultivated the Acquired Fiend Demon Body, whose physique is comparable to that of a body cultivator of the same realm. He is proficient in various fiendish supernatural abilities and is hard to find an opponent of his own realm.
Crimson Heaven Demon Lord, at the third level of the Divine Transformation Realm, is known for his Crimson Heaven Demon Light.
This is the power structure of the Refining Heaven Demon Sect. Apart from the sect leader, whose title was inherited, the other three are all Nascent Soul Venerables born in this era.
This lineup.
If they really wanted to suppress the current turmoil, they were capable of doing so. After all, the Yellow Springs Temple Master and the Blood Demon Palace Master were only newly promoted to the Nascent Soul stage, with cultivation levels of only one level. They still needed time to improve their various conditions to match the level expected of a Nascent Soul cultivator.
New forces also need time to be mastered and digested.
at the moment.
Chi Tian's forehead veins bulged as he roared in fury.
"These damned bastards did this without warning. Senior Brother Sect Leader, should we kill these two? Chi Tian is willing to be the vanguard."
The Demon Lord of Refining Heaven glanced at him and calmly shook his head.
He only said one sentence.
"In another five hundred years, the lifespan I have extended will reach its limit again, and there will be very few longevity treasures in the Ice Prison Realm that will be effective for me."
In other words, this battle between good and evil is different from the past.
He must achieve his goal; he no longer has time to wait for the next battle between good and evil.
The emergence of the two newly appointed Demon Lords has greatly strengthened the overall strength of the demonic path and helped him share a lot of the pressure. Therefore, it is acceptable to change the rules of the Refining Heaven Demon Sect.
Chi Tian fell silent.
The Demon Lord Wuji, with his otherworldly appearance and kind old man demeanor, calmly said, "The Sword Sect has been acting strangely these past few years. I suspect they may also be using the power of the ancient demon's body."
Someone like Jianhe has no chance of breaking through to the Nascent Soul realm on his own. When Chi Tian fought him, he was also a Venerable.
I can sense a kind of shared aura, deeply hidden within the other person's body. The feeling is similar to demonic contamination, but the intensity is very weak.
It was only through a subtle and gradual process that Venerable Jianhe was being influenced, causing his personality to change continuously.
This kind of influence is very, very slow, and may take thousands of years to succeed, but it is real and very different from the direct and straightforward demonic contamination of the demonic path's divine transformation inheritance.
Chi Tian had shared this information with the three of them as soon as he returned.
At this moment, the Demon Lord Wuji raised his hand.
The Earthly Fiend Demon Lord also started counting on his fingers with great seriousness.
"From the three elders, Taixu, Danchen, and Chunyang, the Sword Sect has produced three Nascent Soul cultivators in recent years: Jianhe, Fuling, and Miaozhen. The next one should be the Haoran Sword Master."
"Judging from the timeline, it should be within two hundred years."
The Sword Sect has a total of six Nascent Soul Venerables. Apart from Venerable Taixu, who is at the peak of the Nascent Soul stage, Danchen and Chunyang are only at the fifth level of the Nascent Soul stage.
Jianhe and Fuling transform into three layers of spirit.
Both of them advanced a thousand years ago and have average potential. Whether they can break through to the mid-stage of the Nascent Soul realm in this life is still unknown. As for Miao Zhen, she advanced hundreds of years ago and is only at the second level of the Nascent Soul realm.
The Sword Sect has a large number of Nascent Soul cultivators, but its overall strength is relatively weak. It can only fight to a standstill with the Refining Heaven Demon Sect. If Chi Tian were to improve its strength...
It could even help the demonic path gain an advantage, but unfortunately, his understanding of the Dharma was lacking.
Upon hearing this, the Demon Lord of Refining Heaven spoke.
"We can grant the requests of both Huangquan and the Blood Sect."
"Chitian, put aside your personal grudges with them for now. Once I achieve my goal and deal with the observers from beyond the heavens, we will all have a future to look forward to."
"If we fail, it doesn't matter whether the Ice Prison Realm exists or not; even if the world is flooded, it will be none of our concern."
"This time, led by the Earthly Fiends, we will retrieve some top-grade Blood Pills from the Pill Treasury of Wuji, and persuade the Demonic Sect to join the Demonic Alliance to continue the second phase of the war... to take over the Moon Gazing Palace!"
Having said that, he ignored their reactions and vanished from the main hall in a flash.
The remaining three exchanged glances but didn't say anything more.
Each successive Heavenly Demon Lord inherits the sect's secrets and some extremely powerful secret technique, and their strength can almost consistently reach the peak of the Nascent Soul stage.
They had long coveted the realms beyond the Nascent Soul stage.
Having been studied by several generations, the sect leader's goal is the will they must obey, a point they have no ability to question.
"Then so be it. Chi Tian will continue to advance the battle line with the demonic cultivators. Di Sha will go to the Wuji Treasure Vault with me first. You can arrange the time for your mission yourself."
The Demon Lord Wuji made simple arrangements.
The council of deities ended quietly.
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One month later.
The headquarters of the Night Qiongzhou Demonic Alliance, the Northern Demon Clan's Tianpeng King, the Earthly Fiend Demon Lord, the Yellow Spring Venerable, the Blood Demon Palace Master, the Nether Peng Bishop, and the Yin-Yang Demon Lord of the Hehuan Sect.
Representatives from the six factions signed a contract, formally establishing the Demonic Alliance, and discussed matters concerning the Moon Gazing Palace.
To be honest.
The inclusion of the Refining Heaven Demon Sect was not part of their plan, and the reason they promised benefits to the Northern Demon Saint Lord was because of this.
Part of the reason was to leverage the "power" of the Azure Dragon Demon Lord to achieve a certain "balance" in high-end combat strength, something both the Yellow Springs Temple Master and the Blood Demon Palace Master were well aware of.
Breaking through to the Nascent Soul stage does indeed grant them the right to challenge the Refining Heaven Demon Sect, but if a real conflict were to break out, they would only be able to flee far away while ensuring their own safety.
They abandoned the legacy built by their ancestors and became completely relegated to the status of independent cultivators.
After all, the existence of the Refining Heaven Demon Lord at the peak of the Nascent Soul stage is like a rope on the gallows, which can tighten around their necks at any time, hence their tough attitude.
They wanted to fight for greater benefits and freedom.
Unlike before, when the Demonic Sect's word was law, the current situation is different. Essentially, the Demonic Sect's hegemony has been diminished, and we can tolerate these conditions.
It seems that the other side's scheme this time is even bigger than we imagined.
After seeing off the Earthly Fiend Demon Lord.
Everyone breathed a sigh of relief, and the Blood Demon Palace Master, who had narrowly broken through, spoke.
"It seems that our leader of the demonic path has already figured out a way to break through the Ice Prison. The key may lie with the ancient demon [Sheng]. Compared to other ancient demons, what is so special about him?"
Ancient demons are beings they cannot comprehend.
With its physical body sealed in a specially modified cage like the Ice Prison Realm, it still possesses the power to easily influence Nascent Soul cultivators; it is simply an incredibly powerful being.
Throughout history, the Blood Demon has repeatedly broken through the seal, but was always outmaneuvered by the immortals of the lower realm. The Living Demon, on the other hand, has never been recorded as breaking the seal.
What exactly is it that makes the Heavenly Demon Lord so certain that the existence of the Living Demon can help him break free from the Ice Prison?
This question wasn't just on the mind of the Blood Demon Palace Master, but also on the minds of others. Unexpectedly, the Heavenly Roc King gave an uncertain answer.
He said with a slight hesitation.
"The power of the Blood Demon lies in the concept of 'blood,' while the power of the Life Demon lies in the concept of 'life.' Perhaps the Heavenly Demon Lord simply desires this life force to confirm his own survival?"
Upon hearing this, everyone immediately thought of the Yellow Springs Temple's plan... which was to destroy the spiritual energy of the Ice Prison Realm and cause the cultivation world to perish completely.
The rules and seals that exist based on spiritual energy will naturally dissolve, and at that time, many ancient demons will be born, and the Ice Prison Realm will naturally be destroyed.
The cage is now open; the only challenge is how to survive the ordeal, especially if the Demon Lord of Refining Heaven has the same idea…
"--impossible!"
The Venerable Yellow Springs categorically denied this speculation.
"Destroying a realm is not such a simple matter. Even after ten thousand years of accumulation, Huangquan Temple has only created a small, desolate desert, a place devoid of spirits."
"What needs to be clearly understood is that even if the spiritual energy disappears, the world will not be destroyed. Instead, the question is how to ensure that our strength does not decline. This plan has long been abandoned by us."
Everyone suddenly realized what was happening and stopped arguing.
"It's too early to talk about these things now. Let's wait until we win the war between good and evil."
"That makes sense, fellow Daoists. Today's alliance promises us to help each other in the future. Do not be stingy with your followers; sacrifice is for a better future. Farewell, Moon Palace!"
"Fellow Daoist, please take care."
As the first batch of veterans of the Demonic Alliance successively withdrew.
The second phase of the war between good and evil has begun in full swing!
Five years later.
With the fall of Bailuzhou and the fall of Wangyue Palace, the royal tiger demon clan of the Southern Demons suffered heavy losses and withdrew from the struggle between good and evil.
The White Tiger Demon Lord did not appear during the journey, which caused the Moon Gazing Palace Master's plan to fail completely. It is worth mentioning that the Southern Demon Clan did not choose a new Holy Lord.
They were unable to unite all their forces like the Northern Demon Clan, so their apparent strength was much weaker than that of the Northern Demon Clan. It wasn't that they were incapable, but rather that they lacked unity.
Five years later, Fuqu Prefecture was captured.
Tens of millions of cultivators perished in the battle, and the demonic forces unleashed a bloodbath in Taihu Lake. It is said that half of the mountains, rivers, lakes, and seas of Fuqu Prefecture were stained red with blood.
The Demon Lord of the Underworld and the Lord of the Blood Demon Palace became famous.
This massacre was orchestrated by these two, and then it was the turn of Moon Gazing Palace's stronghold, Moon State! The Sword Sect once again sent Venerable Sword River to provide assistance.
Unfortunately, with Chi Tian and two newly promoted Nascent Soul cultivators on the front lines, the enemy was outnumbered and, after eight years of fighting, Yuezhou still fell to the enemy.
At that time.
The Moon Gazing Palace Master, Fairy Star Moon, stepped forward and activated the [Divine Bow Immortal-Breaking Formation] that she had set up years ago, using the Moon Gazing Palace's most treasured spiritual treasure—the Moon Saint Bow!
The arrow that shattered the immortals nearly killed the Blood Demon Lord, who was spared only by the fact that his cultivation technique, the Blood Scripture, possessed the extraordinary immortality of an inexhaustible sea of blood and an immortal spirit.
It's very possible that this junior will truly trade one life for another.
After the Star Moon Fairy's body and soul were destroyed, the Moon Gazing Palace was completely defeated. The Sword Sect dispatched more Venerables, namely Venerable Fuling and Daoist Miaozhen, to provide assistance.
They assisted the cultivators of Wangyue Palace in retreating to the Taihu territory, where they lay low for the time being, awaiting an opportunity for revenge.
Two years later.
The demonic faction reorganized its military and entered the third phase of its objectives.
One aspect is the deployment of numerous defensive restrictions and formations around the Sword Sect's territory, establishing fortified nodes to facilitate difficult offensive and defensive battles against the Sword Sect's main force.
This arrangement is mainly the responsibility of the formation masters.
The second was the most difficult war... Lei Huo Guan!
Their geographical location is negligible, but they can easily influence the situation. If we ignore them given the mobility of cultivators, they could very well become a force that affects the overall situation.
For the next forty years, the demonic path's offensive fell into a Waterloo-like predicament for the first time, and it became a protracted tug-of-war with the Thunderfire Temple, a contest of who had more people and who could withstand the attrition of death.
Sixty years have passed since the annihilation of the Biyun Sect.
After the year of Jiazi passed, the situation gradually developed in the direction of Taihu Lake's advantage.
Meanwhile, in the land of the Northern Demon Clan.
After years of seclusion, Wang Yu's cave dwelling finally showed signs of activity.
Outside the mountains, wind and snow drifted erratically, covering the landscape in a blanket of white.
The north wind howled past, and the long-closed stone door rumbled open. Wang Yu, who was calm and collected, had blood-red eyes that flashed, and his body seemed to be filled with an inescapable bloody smell.
This change in aura is caused by years of taking Xueyingdan (a traditional Chinese medicine).
The problem will subside after a period of self-cultivation.
She stood at the doorway, stretching her limbs, her silver hair casually draped behind her head, fluttering in the wind.
Over the years, the Five-Colored Holy Lord would record events happening outside in his divine consciousness jade slips, which would then be sent to his cave along with alchemy materials.
Therefore, he was very familiar with the external situation.
Gazing at the snow-white distant mountains, Wang Yu murmured to himself.
"My cultivation resources are all used up again..."
(End of this chapter)
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